
好词典

源自拉丁语 'annihilare'(意为‘化为虚无’),由 'ad-'(到)和 'nihil'(无)组成,16世纪进入英语。
❶ 彻底摧毁或消灭某物或某人,使其完全不存在或失去功能。常用于描述战争、灾难或竞争中的彻底失败。
“The entire village was annihilated in the bombing raid.”
(整个村庄在轰炸中被彻底摧毁。)
“Our team annihilated the opponents with a score of 10-0.”
(我们队以10比0的比分彻底击败了对手。)
annihilate the competition — 在竞争中取得压倒性胜利,使对手毫无还手之力。常用于商业或体育领域。
“Their innovative product completely annihilated the competition.”
(他们的创新产品彻底击败了竞争对手。)